Fungus can do a lot for us — make bread, make beer and cure infections, in the case of penicillin. But when the fungus infects us, well, that’s not nearly as much fun as beer. From your head to your ...

The "gut microbiome" has become a popular health term in recent years. It's easy to see why, with an abundance of research ...

Plants and animals. Flora and fauna. While these phrases are familiar, they don't contain another kingdom of organisms crucial to local habitats. These life-forms are neither plants nor animals.

The article, from October 2022, continued to explain that, "the pathogen sickened more than 47,000 people in India in three months, in part, doctors believe, because the steroids used to treat Covid ...

Scientists link poor oral health to dramatically higher pancreatic cancer risk, emphasizing the importance of regular ...

Soil is a medium that can't grow without sufficient nutrients. Fungi are microscopic cells that usually grow as long threads or strands call hyphae. Hyphae interacts with soil particles, roots and ...

This finding exposed a hidden carbon transfer. The fungi fed on deadwood, absorbed its carbon, and passed it to orchids. In ...